Energy efficiency and green building

After years of attending green building conferences we’re moving from the audience to the stage! In early November we are presenting at the Northwest Green Building Slam. The Green Building Slam is part of the NW Green Building Summit, organized by the NW Ecobuilding Guild. The slam will highlight 10 innovative, sustainable, high-performance “green” buildings that push […]

What resistance looks like at Chuckanut Builders Earlier this week we received an email from Aaron Fairchild. Aaron is the CEO of Green Canopy Homes. He suggested resisting the current administration with our pocketbooks. Aaron proposed thoughtfully limiting consumption of global brands and focus instead on buying local. In Bellingham buying local isn’t a new concept. It’s ingrained […]

Every year prospective clients call us after the winter holidays and ask if we can start their project in April. We always have to break the news that 1). Our calendar is full and 2). It takes 5-8 months to plan a project. Hence this blog post. Let’s cover a few project planning details that apply to […]

The crew is installing exterior cork insulation and rainscreen details at the Bright Green project this week. If you want to check it out first hand join us at on the Bright Green tour tomorrow, June 1st!